Python Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Python
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 42 15
Rank change year-on-year +14 -27 0
Permanent jobs citing Python 329 233 417
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 4.38% 6.15% 8.80%
As % of the Programming Languages category 29.51% 36.69% 30.82%
Number of salaries quoted 219 93 193
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,240 £39,000
25th Percentile £50,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -13.59%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,950 £93,500 £91,250
South East median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% -12.00%

All Programming Languages
Thames Valley

Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 1,115 635 1,353
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 14.85% 16.77% 28.54%
Number of salaries quoted 873 381 786
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -0.86% -3.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -4.35%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Python relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Python job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Python
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 30 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in the Thames Valley

Python
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 30 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Oxfordshire +7 164 £62,500 -3.85% 213
Berkshire +15 112 £62,500 +31.52% 166
Buckinghamshire -10 53 £53,750 +2.38% 47
Python
South East

Python
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.13%) Confluence
1 7 (2.13%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.22%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.22%) SAS
3 2 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.61%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.61%) Palantir Foundry
4 1 (0.30%) Apache
Applications
1 21 (6.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.82%) Lightworks
3 4 (1.22%) Mathematica
3 4 (1.22%) Simulink
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.30%) OrCAD
4 1 (0.30%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.30%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 6 (1.82%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.30%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 120 (36.47%) Azure
2 115 (34.95%) AWS
3 43 (13.07%) Power Platform
4 33 (10.03%) Azure AI
5 28 (8.51%) GitHub
6 27 (8.21%) Azure Sentinel
7 21 (6.38%) Amazon EKS
8 18 (5.47%) GCP
8 18 (5.47%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (5.47%) Serverless
9 15 (4.56%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (4.26%) Amazon EC2
10 14 (4.26%) Cloudflare
11 13 (3.95%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (3.65%) Azure Data Factory
12 12 (3.65%) Azure Logic Apps
12 12 (3.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 11 (3.34%) Amazon ECS
13 11 (3.34%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 8 (2.43%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 32 (9.73%) DNS
2 29 (8.81%) Firewall
3 17 (5.17%) VPN
4 14 (4.26%) TCP/IP
5 10 (3.04%) Wireless
6 9 (2.74%) DHCP
6 9 (2.74%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (2.43%) SSL
8 7 (2.13%) VLAN
9 6 (1.82%) HTTP
9 6 (1.82%) MQTT
10 5 (1.52%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.61%) IPv4
11 2 (0.61%) IPv6
11 2 (0.61%) SNMP
11 2 (0.61%) WireGuard
12 1 (0.30%) DNSSEC
12 1 (0.30%) Network Security
12 1 (0.30%) NGN
12 1 (0.30%) Software-Defined Radio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (12.46%) Power BI
2 30 (9.12%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (5.47%) Tableau
4 17 (5.17%) Relational Database
5 14 (4.26%) NoSQL
6 13 (3.95%) Data Warehouse
6 13 (3.95%) Metadata
6 13 (3.95%) SQL Server
7 11 (3.34%) MongoDB
7 11 (3.34%) Star Schema
8 9 (2.74%) Amazon QuickSight
8 9 (2.74%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (2.74%) DynamoDB
8 9 (2.74%) Snowflake Schema
9 7 (2.13%) MySQL
9 7 (2.13%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.82%) Airbyte
11 4 (1.22%) Redis
12 3 (0.91%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.91%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 50 (15.20%) Git
2 19 (5.78%) GitLab
2 19 (5.78%) Jenkins
3 13 (3.95%) JIRA
4 9 (2.74%) JMeter
4 9 (2.74%) JUnit
5 8 (2.43%) LabVIEW
5 8 (2.43%) Mockito
6 6 (1.82%) SonarQube
7 5 (1.52%) Cucumber
8 4 (1.22%) Artifactory
8 4 (1.22%) PetaLinux
9 3 (0.91%) MLflow
9 3 (0.91%) Mocha
9 3 (0.91%) Selenium
10 2 (0.61%) Eclipse
10 2 (0.61%) Eclipse RCP
11 1 (0.30%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.30%) Storybook
11 1 (0.30%) VectorCAST
General
1 114 (34.65%) Social Skills
2 36 (10.94%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (10.03%) Manufacturing
4 29 (8.81%) Finance
5 18 (5.47%) Aerospace
6 15 (4.56%) Retail
7 11 (3.34%) Electronics
7 11 (3.34%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (3.34%) Public Sector
8 9 (2.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.43%) Automotive
10 7 (2.13%) Health Technology
11 5 (1.52%) Legal
12 4 (1.22%) Banking
12 4 (1.22%) Marketing
13 3 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (0.91%) Mandarin Language
14 2 (0.61%) Aviation
14 2 (0.61%) Law
14 2 (0.61%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 89 (27.05%) Software Engineer
2 76 (23.10%) Python Engineer
3 68 (20.67%) Senior
4 62 (18.84%) Python Software Engineer
5 45 (13.68%) C++ Software Engineer
6 41 (12.46%) Analyst
7 29 (8.81%) C# Software Engineer
8 27 (8.21%) AWS Engineer
9 25 (7.60%) AWS Software Engineer
9 25 (7.60%) Developer
10 22 (6.69%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 22 (6.69%) Java Engineer
11 21 (6.38%) Data Engineer
12 19 (5.78%) Data Analyst
13 18 (5.47%) Cloud Engineer
14 16 (4.86%) Network Engineer
15 15 (4.56%) Junior
15 15 (4.56%) Junior Analyst
15 15 (4.56%) Junior Data Analyst
15 15 (4.56%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (10.94%) React
2 26 (7.90%) Terraform
3 20 (6.08%) REST
4 19 (5.78%) JSON
5 15 (4.56%) Django
6 12 (3.65%) HTML
6 12 (3.65%) Node.js
6 12 (3.65%) XML
7 11 (3.34%) Spring
7 11 (3.34%) Spring Boot
8 10 (3.04%) PySpark
8 10 (3.04%) Vue
9 9 (2.74%) Hibernate
10 8 (2.43%) ActiveMQ
10 8 (2.43%) Apache Camel
10 8 (2.43%) FastAPI
10 8 (2.43%) jQuery
10 8 (2.43%) NumPy
10 8 (2.43%) Pandas
10 8 (2.43%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.90%) Distributed Computing
2 19 (5.78%) Distributed Systems
3 18 (5.47%) Security Operations Centre
4 16 (4.86%) Legacy Systems
4 16 (4.86%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (4.56%) Cloud Native
5 15 (4.56%) Product Ownership
6 12 (3.65%) Algorithms
7 10 (3.04%) Embedded Systems
7 10 (3.04%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (3.04%) Robotics
8 9 (2.74%) Cyber Defence
8 9 (2.74%) IoT
9 8 (2.43%) Fibre Optics
9 8 (2.43%) PKI
10 6 (1.82%) CCTV
10 6 (1.82%) CSOC
10 6 (1.82%) Renewable Energy
10 6 (1.82%) Security Posture
10 6 (1.82%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 74 (22.49%) Linux
2 37 (11.25%) Windows
3 7 (2.13%) Debian
4 4 (1.22%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (0.91%) Embedded Linux
5 3 (0.91%) Gentoo
5 3 (0.91%) Robot Operating System
5 3 (0.91%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.30%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (33.74%) Software Engineering
2 105 (31.91%) AI
3 92 (27.96%) CI/CD
4 84 (25.53%) Problem-Solving
5 70 (21.28%) Agile
6 56 (17.02%) DevOps
7 53 (16.11%) Business Intelligence
8 47 (14.29%) Analytics
9 43 (13.07%) Machine Learning
10 37 (11.25%) Computer Science
10 37 (11.25%) Data Modelling
11 34 (10.33%) SIEM
12 33 (10.03%) Full-Stack Development
13 31 (9.42%) Continuous Improvement
14 30 (9.12%) Mentoring
15 29 (8.81%) Cybersecurity
15 29 (8.81%) Data Engineering
16 28 (8.51%) Containerisation
16 28 (8.51%) Stakeholder Management
17 27 (8.21%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (23.71%) C++
1 78 (23.71%) SQL
2 60 (18.24%) C#
3 50 (15.20%) Java
4 45 (13.68%) JavaScript
5 43 (13.07%) PowerShell
6 35 (10.64%) TypeScript
7 34 (10.33%) Bash
8 17 (5.17%) MATLAB
9 14 (4.26%) Go
10 13 (3.95%) Shell Script
11 12 (3.65%) C
12 10 (3.04%) Rust
13 8 (2.43%) Kusto Query Language
14 6 (1.82%) Groovy
15 5 (1.52%) Apex Code
16 4 (1.22%) Perl
16 4 (1.22%) Ruby
17 3 (0.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 2 (0.61%) R
Qualifications
1 83 (25.23%) Degree
2 47 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 45 (13.68%) Computer Science Degree
4 42 (12.77%) SC Cleared
5 34 (10.33%) Azure Certification
6 30 (9.12%) Master's Degree
7 24 (7.29%) PhD
8 15 (4.56%) CompTIA Security+
9 11 (3.34%) CISSP
10 7 (2.13%) CompTIA CySA+
11 6 (1.82%) GCIA
11 6 (1.82%) GIAC
11 6 (1.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 5 (1.52%) CCNA CyberOps
12 5 (1.52%) CEH
13 3 (0.91%) AWS Certification
13 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 2 (0.61%) CREST Certified
14 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
14 2 (0.61%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (9.12%) Data Quality
2 19 (5.78%) QA
3 15 (4.56%) GDPR
4 9 (2.74%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 8 (2.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.22%) ECSS
7 4 (1.22%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.91%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.61%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.61%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.61%) NIST
10 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.30%) IASME
10 1 (0.30%) IEC 61508
10 1 (0.30%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 45 (13.68%) Docker
2 18 (5.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (5.17%) Hyper-V
4 14 (4.26%) Active Directory
5 10 (3.04%) KVM
6 6 (1.82%) vSphere
7 2 (0.61%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.61%) Firmware
7 2 (0.61%) iptables
8 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 48 (14.59%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.56%) Graylog
3 12 (3.65%) Ansible
4 11 (3.34%) Grafana
5 10 (3.04%) Prometheus
6 9 (2.74%) Kibana
7 8 (2.43%) Proxmox
7 8 (2.43%) ZABBIX
8 6 (1.82%) Argo
9 4 (1.22%) Kustomize
9 4 (1.22%) Packer
9 4 (1.22%) Podman
10 3 (0.91%) Istio
11 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
12 1 (0.30%) Nagios
12 1 (0.30%) QRadar
12 1 (0.30%) WMI
Vendors
1 74 (22.49%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.47%) VMware
3 12 (3.65%) Databricks
3 12 (3.65%) Splunk
4 10 (3.04%) CrowdStrike
5 9 (2.74%) Dynatrace
5 9 (2.74%) Informatica
5 9 (2.74%) Talend
6 8 (2.43%) IBM
6 8 (2.43%) Thales
6 8 (2.43%) Veeam
7 6 (1.82%) New Relic
8 5 (1.52%) AppDynamics
8 5 (1.52%) Cisco
8 5 (1.52%) Darktrace
8 5 (1.52%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.52%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.22%) Red Hat
9 4 (1.22%) Xilinx
10 3 (0.91%) NVIDIA